Fairfax County Job Fair To Feature IT, Cyber, Cloud Employers

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — A Fairfax County virtual career fair on Jan. 28 will feature 27 companies in Northern Virginia hiring in the information technology (IT), cyber and cloud industries. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are a few of the companies participating.

Hosted by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, the event is part of a virtual career fair series the economic development is sponsoring or leading in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Participation is free of charge and open to technology professionals of all experience levels. During the virtual career fair, individuals will browse companies in a virtual lobby, enter companies’ booths, view open positions, engage in video conferencing and chat with HR representatives.

Candidates with security clearances are in demand and encouraged to attend, but it is not a required qualification to attend. Candidates do not need to be currently located in Northern Virginia, and some companies are open to remote working.

"Our region is a top cyber and cloud hub and there has never been a better time to land a job in this industry because of the thousands of open jobs here," said Victor Hoskins, president and CEO of the FCEDA, in a statement. "We are proud to be working with such a diverse group of companies that are letting us help them cast a wide net to find the right talent to fill these jobs and keep our networks, businesses, agencies and people secure."

Participating companies are Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, ActioNet, Altamira, Appian, BAE Systems, CALIBRE, CirrusLabs, Constellation West, DocuSign, Easy Dynamics, FireEye, Hexaware, HumanTouch, ICF, ID.me, Kreative Technologies, Leidos, ManTech, NetApp, NTT DATA, Nutanix, Randstad, Ridgeline International, Splunk and Triumph Enterprises.

The first three virtual career fairs hosted by FCEDA collectively drew more than 2,100 attendees and 3,100 completed conversations between job seekers and hiring representatives. Participating companies have included small firms and Fortune 500 companies.

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